How to pronounce 蝉 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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不像上次到连锁餐厅吃的肠粉那么的薄如蝉翼

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
上次 soeng5 ci3
last time
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
连 lin4
link
锁 so2
lock
餐 caan1
meal
to eat
classifier for meals, scolding, beating
a fix
dose of drug
a sex session
厅 ting1
hall
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
肠 coeng4
intestine
粉 fan2
powder
cosmetic face powder
food prepared from starch
noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour
whitewash
white
pink
to crush to powder
powdered
plastered
soft as powder
powdery
pulverized
heroin
drug
fans
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
薄 bok6
thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile
slight
poor
infertile
unkind
to belittle
frivolous
unstately
harsh
to approach
a surname
peppermint
如 jyu4
as
as if
such as
supposing
if
like
as good as
according to
to go to
should
on time
蝉 sim4
cicada
翼 jik6
wing
area surrounding the bullseye of a target
to assist
one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
old variant of 翌, next (day
year)
front fins of fish
a surname
to shelter
fast
respectful
cautiously
sequent
properous
flying

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